Rep. Stephen Lynch, speaking at a meeting in Braintree last year. (Greg Derr photo) Rep. Stephen Lynch’s congressional district doesn’t include South Shore communities such as Quincy, Hingham and Hull yet. But the South Boston Democrat is already throwing his considerable political muscle behind a fight that’s important to all three places: saving the South Shore’s ferry service. The MBTA, as you probably know, has proposed an end to the subsidies for the ferries that travel between Boston and the South Shore, for an estimated annual savings of $3.7 million. Lynch told editors Continue reading >>>

Results from the Nurses' Health Study suggest air pollution may affect the cognitive skills of older women.Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues evaluated coarse and fine air pollution in relation to cognitive decline in older women using a study population from the Nurses' Health Study Cognitive Cohort, which included 19,409 U.S. women ages 70 to 81.The researchers noted very little has been known about the role of particulate matter exposure in relation to cognitive decline."In this large, prospective study of older women, higher levels of Continue reading >>>

Print this Article Email this Article FALL RIVER — Bristol Community College President Dr. John Sbrega isn’t hesitant about showing his irritation with Gov. Deval Patrick and his plan to centralize the governance of the state’s 15 community colleges.Sbrega smells a power play by Boston interests, despite the fact that he likes and admires Patrick.“We weren’t consulted. They didn’t use community college experts” in compiling the Boston Foundation report Continue reading >>>

You know all those gluten-free foods you see popping up on your local supermarket shelves? You may have thought they were part of some new fad diet.  But for about 34,500 people in the greater Boston area – and about 215 right here in Norwood – they’re an absolute necessity. That’s because a gluten-free diet is the only effective treatment for celiac disease, an autoimmune condition that damages the small intestine, interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food – and can cause a host of serious complications, ranging from stunted growth in children to osteoporosis, Continue reading >>>

Voters are hearing a lot about health care this year. Republicans want to make the 2012 elections a referendum on the health care law that President Obama signed two years ago. That law was largely based on one that then-governor Mitt Romney signed into law nearly six years ago in Massachusetts. Romney is now a GOP presidential contender, and that's made the Massachusetts universal health care law a political football. Romney's rival Rick Santorum recently called it "an abject failure." But "Romneycare," as Santorum and others Continue reading >>>

Voters are hearing a lot about health care this year. Republicans want to make the 2012 elections a referendum on the health care law that President Obama signed two years ago.That law was largely based on one that then-governor Mitt Romney signed into law nearly six years ago in Massachusetts.Romney is now a GOP presidential contender, and that's made the Massachusetts universal health care law a political football. Romney's rival Rick Santorum recently called it "an abject failure."But "Romneycare," as Santorum and others call it, isn't controversial in its home state. And a lot of Continue reading >>>

Kaiser News has a good summary here. In 2009, there were 41,000 central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in U.S. hospitals, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These infections happen when narrow tubes are inserted in a major vein to inject medicine or fluids or to perform tests. Each one, according to CMS, adds about $17,000 in costs to a hospital stay, and about one fourth of patients who get the infection die from it. And, if hospitals follow recommended guidelines, the infection is almost entirely preventable. As part of the Affordable Continue reading >>>

By Matt Goisman, Globe Correspondent The Cambridge boys’ indoor track team won eight of 13 total events, scoring 143 total points and taking home first place in Saturday afternoon’s Greater Boston League Meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. On the girls’ side, the Somerville Highlanders used two late relay victories to slip past the Falcons and win the meet by just three points. The Highlander boys began the meet well, with senior Lyndon Kaba edging out Cambridge’s Darren Barnes and Malden’s Franklin Huynh in an exciting 55m Dash. Kaba beat Barnes by just 0.02 Continue reading >>>

Alan Rinzler, a 46-year veteran of traditional publishing who has edited such luminaries as Toni Morrison, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Robbins, became a believer three years ago, when he started acquiring self-published books for publishing houses.

02/08/2012 // Peabody, MA, USA // CambridgePRGroup // Land Rover Peabody Earning accolades from the automotive press is nice, but it is sales that ultimately determine the success of a vehicle. The Range Rover Evoque just so happens to be delivering on both ends. In January, the Evoque was not only named 2012 North American Truck of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show, but Land Rover dealers saw a marked increase in sales, thanks in no small part to the sleek new compact SUV. Land Rover’s January U.S. sales were up 41 percent compared to the same month in 2011, with Continue reading >>>